diff --git a/amps/ags/pom.xml b/amps/ags/pom.xml
index a3002ff4bc..21d7d764e8 100644
--- a/amps/ags/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
       <license.update.dryrun>true</license.update.dryrun>
       <license.verbose>false</license.verbose>
+      <license.failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</license.failOnNotUptodateHeader>
    </properties>
 
    <build>
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
                         <!-- dry run options -->
                         <dryRun>${license.update.dryrun}</dryRun>
                         <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
-                        <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
+                        <failOnNotUptodateHeader>${license.failOnNotUptodateHeader}</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
 
                         <!-- default root -->
                         <roots>